Monday, February 26, 2018

FCC Broadband Map Makeover Underwhelms Some

In what officials described as an initial step at last Thursday’s FCC meeting, they unveiled an updatednational broadband map
to track internet speeds across the country. It’s envisioned as a key
resource for consumers, policymakers and researchers. However there was
disagreement among the Commissioners over whether the new map will
really do that, since it only includes fixed broadband deployment, not
mobile, and leaves out price.

FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai described it as a “very meaningful first step as to where access is and isn’t.” Users
can search down to the zip code level to find out what companies offer
broadband service and at what speed. They can also filter results by
speed or region provider, for example, and a color-coded map gives an
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